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you got it: patience is the key. the lighting deal is a no rush thing; crabs and snails don't need it any more than fish do.
is the skimmer outlet tube in the water? or is it dropping water from above and back into the tank. if you can arrange the outlet so that it flows into the tank not drops into the tank it will cut down the noist a lot.
is the skimmer outlet tube in the water? or is it dropping water from above and back into the tank. if you can arrange the outlet so that it flows into the tank not drops into the tank it will cut down the noist a lot.
i purchased two astrea snails on saturday in an attempt to keep down a small amount of hair algae
i believe one has since died because it has not moved from its spot on the bottom of the tank since i saw it last at 6:30 am today...it appears to have a small shell stuck in it's shell opening
the other is on the glass--its "foot" is not flat on the glass--it is on the glass in a crescent moon shape
so my question is: what can i do? what have i done wrong? i assume that because my substrate consists of crushed coral (which many have suggested to change to sand) might be a factor in the possible demise of one of the snails
i would attach pictures, but i dont have any time to do so right now
i thank you in advance for responding...
i also added 10 dwarf blue leg hermits on saturday--they are very active and immediately began scouring every inch of the live rock, eating whatever they found desirable...i have also witnessed several change shells--pretty cool
i believe one has since died because it has not moved from its spot on the bottom of the tank since i saw it last at 6:30 am today...it appears to have a small shell stuck in it's shell opening
the other is on the glass--its "foot" is not flat on the glass--it is on the glass in a crescent moon shape
so my question is: what can i do? what have i done wrong? i assume that because my substrate consists of crushed coral (which many have suggested to change to sand) might be a factor in the possible demise of one of the snails
i would attach pictures, but i dont have any time to do so right now
i thank you in advance for responding...
i also added 10 dwarf blue leg hermits on saturday--they are very active and immediately began scouring every inch of the live rock, eating whatever they found desirable...i have also witnessed several change shells--pretty cool
the snails should not die from the crushed coral, is it possible the acclimation process was not slow enough?
the little hard thing is the snails protective thingy...when they retreat into their shell they close that little trap door over themselves
i dont think there is anything you can do, assuming your water parameters all check out
as far as the crabs, im glad they are doing their thing...hopefully you provided them some empties to move into over time
did you get the skimmer issue resolved?
the little hard thing is the snails protective thingy...when they retreat into their shell they close that little trap door over themselves
i dont think there is anything you can do, assuming your water parameters all check out
as far as the crabs, im glad they are doing their thing...hopefully you provided them some empties to move into over time
did you get the skimmer issue resolved?
i havent done anything about the skimmer noise yet...
i can add the clown in the Q tank to the main tank on monday...
i have confirmed that one snail has died, and the other one is not looking to good as of this afternoon (i found him upside down)
i asked about the snails at reefcentral and they said i might have a problem with my water (like copper via the water) or a bad batch of snails...
i can add the clown in the Q tank to the main tank on monday...
i have confirmed that one snail has died, and the other one is not looking to good as of this afternoon (i found him upside down)
i asked about the snails at reefcentral and they said i might have a problem with my water (like copper via the water) or a bad batch of snails...